Falcons’ DeCoud has family ties to 49ers

Falcons safety Thomas DeCoud’s grandfather John Thomas played offensive line for the 49ers in the 1960s, so surely one would think DeCoud went to a lot of games as a kid.

“One, I think,” the Vallejo native and former Cal player said. “My uncles were always fighting over his tickets.”

The uncles and the rest of the family flew out to see DeCoud try to beat their favorite team Sunday in the NFC Championship Game. DeCoud said there was some talk of them wearing split 49ers-Falcons jerseys, but he is not holding his breath.

DeCoud will be one of the many Falcons players keeping an eye on Colin Kaepernick and making sure the 49ers quarterback doesn’t make like Usain Bolt again. He said the defensive players had an emergency meeting Monday, a day after giving up 445 yards passing and rushing to Seattle’s Russell Wilson.

“We are seeing it from the same eyes now,” DeCoud said. “Like (coach Mike Smith) likes to say, ‘We are singing from the same hymnal.’ We have everything squared away.”

DeCoud and William Moore, the Falcons’ other safety, move around a lot to try to confuse quarterbacks. Moore was the second-most productive pass rusher among safeties in the NFL, according to Pro Football Focus – he had one sack, three hits and five hurries on 29 blitzes this season.

Briefly: Atlanta defensive end John Abraham (ankle) says he “feels good” and did a little more in practice each day this week. … The Falcons have generated 14 takeaways in their last six games.